Banner Bks. Where the Dreams Cross by EllenDouglas 303 Pages, Published 2012 by Univ. Press Of Mississippi ISBN-13: 978-1-61703-600-2, ISBN: 1-61703-600-5
"She rubbed briskly at the base of a candlestick, “I've been bowed down with
family troubles lately. It's all too complicated to talk about, and in fact, I don't really
understand a great deal of it, myself, but I am not exaggerating, Caroline, when I
..."
Banner Bks. The Rock Cried Out by EllenDouglas 303 Pages, Published 2012 by Univ. Press Of Mississippi ISBN-13: 978-1-61703-604-0, ISBN: 1-61703-604-8
"By then Leila was saying “You're sure? They're both dead?” And then, “Phoebe's
dead?” The moon was high and brilliant that night, a light breeze blowing tree
shadows across the porch floor and across Leila's white face. A pair of Phoebe's
tennies, damp and mud-encrusted, lay on the cistern cover waiting to be washed.
Our wet cutoffs were hanging on the porch banister. Noah stood with one foot on
the bottom step and tore at the lape ..."
Banner Bks. A Lifetime Burning by EllenDouglas 212 Pages, Published 2012 by Univ. Press Of Mississippi ISBN-13: 978-1-61703-602-6, ISBN: 1-61703-602-1
"He danced around Lee on his short, thin legs, saying, “Ho, ho, Lee. Ho, ho,” in a
voice like a department store Santa Claus's. “I couldn't think of anything to do but
laugh,” he told me afterwards. Lee said that he was aware the smell was getting ..."
Truth Four Stories I Am Finally Old Enough to Tell by EllenDouglas 221 Pages, Published 1998 by Algonquin Books ISBN-13: 978-1-56512-899-6, ISBN: 1-56512-899-0
"It's about the truth in fiction and the fiction in "truth." Praise for Ellen Douglas: "It's possible to think that some people were simply born to write. Ellen Douglas is just such a writer."
Black Cloud, White Cloud Two Novellas and Two Stories by EllenDouglas 2,323 Pages, Published 1963 by Univ. Press Of Mississippi ISBN-13: 978-1-61703-357-5, ISBN: 1-61703-357-X
"But not Margaret. She assessed her situation with a cold intelligent eye and went
to work. "Would anyone have dreamed it was possible!" Charlotte said to Ralph
at the dinner table, the day she learned in a letter from one of her sisters that
Margaret was opening a tearoom. "Margaret Baird of all people! I always thought
she was helpless as a child." And then to her son, "Put your napkin in your lap,
Ralph, and sit up straight." "Ma ..."